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| GP Barcelona, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes: Preview Lewis Hamilton2009 championship position 7th (9pts)2008 Spanish GP Qual 5th Race 3rd ... (more) |
| Spanish Grand Prix, Bmw Sauber F1 Team: Preview With all eyes focused on the challenge ahead in the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship, the BMW Sauber F1 Team engineers at the factories in Hinwil and Munich are working flat out on improvements to the F1.09. The team will line up for the first race of the European season in Barcelona on 10th May with an initial development package in place. Robert ... (more) |
 GP del Bahrain, Scuderia Ferrari: RaceK. Raikkonen: 6° 1:32.30.239 + 42.057, 57 laps, Chassis 276 F. Massa: 14° 1:31.55.017 + 1 giro, 56 Laps, Chassis 275 Weather: air temperature 38/36 °C, track temperature 51/49 °C, sunny. (more) |
 Bahrain GP, Scuderia Ferrari: Points at last!Kimi Raikkonen finished the Bahrain Grand Prix in sixth place, driving an attacking race to bring home the first points of the season, (three) for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. (more) |
 Bahrain Grand Prix, Bmw Sauber F1 Team: RaceThe Chinese Grand Prix was bad, and the Bahrain GP even worse. Thanks to starting from rather hopeless grid positions, the BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers found themselves at the back of the pack after being involved in first corner incidents. (more) |
 Bahrain GP: Lewis Hamilton FourthLEWIS HAMILTONStarted: 5th &nbs ... (more) |
 Bahrain Grand Prix , Bmw Sauber F1 Team: QualifyingNeither BMW Sauber F1 Team driver was satisfied with qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Robert Kubica was 13th while his team mate, Nick Heidfeld, finished 14th. Besides a general lack of the car’s performance, both were struggling with an inconsis ... (more) |
 Bahrain GP, Scuderia Ferrari: The \'oasis\' of Q3The fact that getting both F60s into the top ten on the grid is considered a decent result for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, clearly shows the state of play at the moment, but it is an encouraging sign that Felipe Massa, eighth on the grid felt the car had impr ... (more) |
 Bahrain GP, Scuderia Ferrari: Qualifying sessionK. Raikkonen: 10° 1.35.380, 6 Laps F. Massa: 8° 1.34.818, 6 Laps Chassis: F. Massa 275, K. Raikkonen 276 Weather: air temperature 40 °C, track temperature 53/51 °C, sunny. (more) |
 Bmw Sauber F1 Team - Bahrain Grand Prix - PracticeAfter the wet and cold Chinese Grand Prix the Formula 1 teams were practicing in dry desert heat with air temperatures up to 38 degree Celsius at the Bahrain International Circuit. (more) |
 Bahrain GP, Scuderia Ferrari: The hottest day of the racing yearFelipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen ended the afternoon ninety minute free practice session in sixteenth and eighteenth places respectively. The Finn completed a total of 47 laps over today’s three hours of track time, the Brazilian 51. (more) |
| Bahrain Grand Prix, Bmw Sauber F1 Team: Preview The caravan moves swiftly on: this weekend sees the fourth race in the FIA Formula One World Championship, held in the desert kingdom of Bahrain. It was here in 2008 that Robert Kubica gained the first pole position for the BMW Sauber F1 Team. (more) |
 Chinese Grand Prix, BMW Sauber F1 Team: RaceA Grand Prix to forget! The wet Shanghai race left the BMW Sauber F1 Team empty handed. Both drivers were involved in a couple of the numerous incidents due to aquaplaning and poor visibility. (more) |
 Chinese GP, Scuderia Ferrari: RaceIn China, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro has yet again ended a race with no points to its name. In a race run entirely in the rain, Kimi Raikkonen finished tenth, while Felipe Massa retired on lap 21, when lying third, because of an electrical problem. (more) |
 Chinese GP, Scuderia Ferrari: Still no points when a podium looked possibleKimi Raikkonen finished the Chinese Grand Prix in tenth place, while Felipe Massa retired on the twenty first lap, parking his F60 at the side of the track, with an electrical problem, when he looked to be heading for a third place, following a fantastic dri ... (more) |
 Chinese GP, Scuderia Ferrari: Putting it in perspectiveIt’s no secret that Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro is struggling to be competitive at the moment. However, Felipe Massa put this into perspective when, at the end of the first three hours of free practice for Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, he pointed ou ... (more) |
 Chinese Grand Prix, BMW Sauber F1 Team: Free practiceAs usual on a Friday, the BMW Sauber F1 Team used both free practice sessions for race preparation. For the first time the kinetic energy recovery system was not only used on Nick Heidfeld\'s car, but also on the F1. (more) |
 McLaren restructures Group to create independent McLaren Automotive companyAt a press conference held this morning at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey (UK), McLaren Group Chairman Ron Dennis announced a major restructuring of the McLaren Group. (more) |
 Chinese GP, Scuderia Ferrari Stafano Domenicali: \'it’s not a personal fight with Ross Brawn\'Kimi Raikkonen skipped his usual Thursday meeting with the media, as he arrived late here in Shanghai, however, stepping in to provide valuable insights into the \"diffuser affair\" and Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro’s performance so far this season was Tea ... (more) |
 Chinese GP, Scuderia Ferrari Felipe Massa: \'to start a better championship at this race\'In an unusually cold Shanghai, Felipe Massa went through the usual Thursday ritual of meeting the media. “Here in Shanghai, our car is pretty similar to what we had in Malaysia a fortnight ago, although we have a few aerodynamic updates,” said th ... (more) |
| Chinese Grand Prix, BMW Sauber F1 Team: Preview Following the spectacular PETRONAS Malaysian Grand Prix that saw Nick Heidfeld take second for the BMW Sauber F1 Team, the Chinese Grand Prix is now next on the weekend of 17th to 19th April. Previously always held in the autumn, the GP will this time take place in spring. Robert Kubica:“It’s the first time we’re going to Shanghai at thi ... (more) |
| Axe likely for Malaysia \'twilight\' concept Sunday\'s rain-shortened grand prix may have been the first and the last \'twilight\' race in Malaysia. The country\'s new prime minister, and also the boss of the Sepang circuit, said an earlier start time for next year and beyond might be negotiated, given the atrocious weather and the fading light in 2009. \"In the future, we may allocate a differ ... (more) |
| Mark Webber not pointing fingers after Sepang deluge Mark Webber on Sunday said it is not fair to blame those who scheduled the Malaysian grand prix for the weather-shortened race. It has been feared all weekend that the \'twilight\' start time for the 2009 event, to better serve the bulk European TV audience, was tempting fate given the region\'s predisposition to evening monsoons. The field waited in ... (more) |
 Malaysian GP, Scuderia Ferrari: A new approach neededNo points for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro drivers at the end of a totally chaotic Malaysian Grand Prix. Felipe Massa was classified ninth and Kimi Raikkonen fourteenth. The only slight consolation is that because the race was stopped before three quarter dista ... (more) |
 Malaysian GP, Bmw Sauber F1 Team: RaceIn a dramatic PETRONAS Malaysian Grand Prix, BMW Sauber F1 Team driver, Nick Heidfeld, finished second. After the race was started in dry conditions, heavy rain forced the race director to red flag it early. (more) |
 Malaysian GP: Lewis Hamilton Seventh in Rain ChaosVodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang in seventh place. His team mate Heikki Kovalainen retired on the opening lap after going off the track into the gravel. (more) |
 Malaysian GP: half points for Button as rain lashes SepangA torrential monsoon stopped play during the Malaysian grand prix on Sunday, with winner Jenson Button only able to enjoy half-points. With drivers needing boats with headlights rather than single seaters when the red flags were flown on lap 32, they then ... (more) |
| Ron Dennis not to blame for scandal - Ecclestone Bernie Ecclestone on Sunday said it is impossible to lay any blame for the \'lie-gate\' saga at the door of McLaren chairman Ron Dennis. After decades in charge of the Woking based team, Dennis handed over to his long-time deputy Martin Whitmarsh at the beginning of last month. Ironically, Malaysia is the first race in living memory not attended by ... (more) |
| Mosley gets involved in \'lie-gate\' scandal Max Mosley has revealed that a decision about whether further action should be taken against McLaren has not yet been made. The FIA president, in Portugal for a round of the World Rally championship, said a formal report on the so-called \'lie-gate\' saga is yet to be forwarded to the World Council. \"If there is (a report), I will almost certainly b ... (more) |
| Damon Hill car business in trouble A business founded by 1996 world champion Damon Hill has been put into administration. \'P1 International\', a membership club involving the sharing of high-performance road cars, was set up in 2000 by Hill and Michael Breen. Breen bought the company three years ago but Hill, who contested 122 grands prix most recently in 1999, remained a creditor u ... (more) |
| McLaren: Whitmarsh will not quit over \'lie-gate\' New McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has rejected calls for him to quit over the \'lie-gate\' scandal. It is well-known that suspended sporting director Dave Ryan and world champion Lewis Hamilton lied to FIA stewards in Australia, but Whitmarsh then arrived in Malaysia and falsely insisted that they did not. F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone b ... (more) |
| Theissen confirms BMW\'s diffuser protest Team boss Mario Theissen on Saturday confirmed reports that BMW has formally protested the legality of the \'twin diffuser\' cars. We reported earlier that the Hinwil based team, having attempted to protest in Australia a week ago, in Malaysia protested again against the controversial solutions at the rear of the Brawn, Williams and Toyota cars. It ... (more) |
| Ferrari reduce size of F1 team by 100 Ferrari has reduced the size of its formula one team, but managed to avoid making staff redundant, boss Stefano Domenicali has revealed. The Italian told Salzburger Nachrichten, an Austrian newspaper, that new rules in the sport made it necessary to trim the size of the workforce of the reigning constructors\' championship team. \"Our team is smalle ... (more) |
| Whitmarsh confirms McLaren sporting director suspended During second practice at Sepang on Friday, McLaren issued a statement confirming that sporting director Dave Ryan has been suspended due to his role in the Lewis Hamilton/Jarno Trulli saga. Team boss Martin Whitmarsh lauded the contribution to the Woking based team of the long-serving New Zealander, but said: \"I suspended him this morning and he has ... (more) |
| Virgin agrees $30m Brawn sponsor deal Brawn GP has now agreed a major sponsorship deal with the Virgin Group for 2010, SportsPro magazine reported on Thursday. The arrangement for 2009 is set to stay the same, at $250,000 per race. In Malaysia, the BGP001 cars are featuring the same Virgin branding as in Melbourne a week ago, while team clothing and driver overalls remain unbranded. I ... (more) |
| Spanish sponsor to leave Renault, F1 Renault sponsor Mutua Madrilena intends to quit formula one at the end of this season. The Spanish newspaper Diario AS on Thursday said the Madrid-based insurance company, until now pledging an estimated 3.5 million euros per year to the French squad, will not apply to renew its contract beyond 2009. The firm entered F1 with Renault in 2005, follow ... (more) |
| BMW to protest diffuser cars - report BMW-Sauber was tipped to officially join the \'anti-diffuser\' club on Saturday. Germany\'s Auto Motor und Sport claims the Hinwil based team, watched on in Malaysia this weekend by founder Peter Sauber, is set to formally protest against the controversial Brawn, Williams and Toyota cars. Like Red Bull, Renault and Ferrari, BMW actually attempted to ... (more) |
| Felipe Massa blames \'everybody\' for Sepang mistake Felipe Massa on Saturday said he blames \"everybody\" wearing red in the Sepang paddock this weekend for his atrocious qualifying result. The Brazilian, despite the Ferrari F60 looking competitive on the Malaysian layout in practice, will line up just sixteenth on the grid after deliberately sitting out the final dash for pace in \'Q1\'. \"The team ... (more) |
 Malaysian GP: Ferrari clanger leaves Button surprised with poleFerrari\'s form dissolved into a nightmare in Sepang qualifying. Felipe Massa and his crew committed a strategy catastrophe, comfortable to sit out the final \'Q1\' dash but ultimately watching the field go quicker and strand him at sixteenth on the grid. (more) |
 Malaysian GP: smoke but no fire for Brawn on SaturdayBoth Brawn runners had a worryingly smoky final practice session at Sepang on Saturday afternoon, but the team insists it remains on track. \"It\'s just that we\'re running maximum oil level,\" engineer Jock Clear, alluding to engine overfill, told a conc ... (more) |
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